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NCT04374435 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Evaluating the Efficacy of the Melanocyte Keratinocyte Transplantation Procedure in the Treatment of Vitiligo

A NA study, sponsored by University of California, Irvine.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
17
Enrollment target

NCT04374435: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by University of California, Irvine.

NCT04374435 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by University of California, Irvine. The registered enrollment target is 17 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04374435, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by University of California, Irvine.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
17 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Vitiligo is a dermatologic disease characterized by depigmentation of the skin. While the loss of melanocytes observed in vitiligo is driven by the immune system, repigmentation of the skin that occurs during UV light treatment is driven by melanocytes that migrate out of the hair follicle and into the epidermis or the activation of stem cells within the epidermis. Unfortunately, some skin areas affected by vitiligo have very few hair follicle melanocytes and an indeterminate number of epidermal melanocytes and therefore unable to respond to light therapy. This pilot study seeks to examine the relative efficacy of different harvesting methods for the melanocyte keratinocyte transplant procedure (MKTP) in the treatment of vitiligo. In addition, this study will analyze the tissue of excess tissue harvested during the procedure to identify distinct cellular and molecular features of chronic vitiligo. Patients in Dr. Ganesan's clinic at the UCI (University of California, Irvine) Department of Dermatology will be approached for participation in the study. The study will include both men and women and will not be limited by race or ethnicity. The investigators will exclude individuals less than 18 years old for the study as the investigators believe it would be difficult for these subjects to tolerate the melanocyte keratinocyte transplant procedure. Participants will be offered a melanocyte keratinocyte transplant procedure with one of the three different tissue harvesting methods (a blade, suction blister) and the method without dissociation (Cellutome). This study has three arms: 1. MKTP with Surgical Blade 2. MKTP with Negative Pressure Instrument (suction blistering device). 3. Suction blister grafting without cell dissociation utilizing Cellutome (a device used for treating chronic burn wounds)

Primary Outcome

Number of patients who had a percent change in body surface area in response rate to treatment as assessed by photography.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE MKTP with Surgical blade
  • DEVICE MKTP with Negative Pressure Instrument
  • DEVICE Suction blister grafting without cell dissociation

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 17 participants
Start Date 2017-09-29
Est. Completion 2022-05-01
Phase NA
University of California, Irvine

368 total trials

Why NCT04374435 stopped before completion

NCT04374435 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 17 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which MKTP with Surgical blade is the first listed.

NCT04374435 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04374435 about?

NCT04374435 is a clinical study titled "Evaluating the Efficacy of the Melanocyte Keratinocyte Transplantation Procedure in the Treatment of Vitiligo". Vitiligo is a dermatologic disease characterized by depigmentation of the skin. While the loss of melanocytes observed in vitiligo is driven by the immune system, repigmentation of the skin that occurs during UV light treatment is driven by melanocytes that migrate out of the hair follicle and into ...

What is the current status of trial NCT04374435?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 17 participants. The study started on 2017-09-29. Estimated completion is 2022-05-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04374435?

The interventions under investigation include: MKTP with Surgical blade (PROCEDURE), MKTP with Negative Pressure Instrument (DEVICE), Suction blister grafting without cell dissociation (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04374435?

This trial is sponsored by University of California, Irvine, which has 368 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04374435's enrollment target sits among peer trials

17 1871st of 2000 higher than 130 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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